tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post6411301032031311961..comments2023-12-20T04:18:41.617-06:00Comments on The Hunting of the Snark: The Ruins Of The Press CorpsSusan of Texashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-58218960200029621722016-06-05T09:20:13.384-05:002016-06-05T09:20:13.384-05:00Yes, it's what they know.Yes, it's what they know.Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-40360645712419907942016-06-04T19:06:10.584-05:002016-06-04T19:06:10.584-05:00The "you must be a paid shill" accusatio...The "you must be a paid shill" accusation from people who are paid shills is my internet favorite.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-90915574849280144102016-06-03T11:04:39.295-05:002016-06-03T11:04:39.295-05:00they self-righteously cloak repulsive clickbait in...<i>they self-righteously cloak repulsive clickbait in the proud trappings of First Amendment principle</i><br /><br />*gasp* You mean capitalists do things - things poor MeMeMeagan might find icky - to <i>make money</i>? QUELLE HORROR. Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808516798917797684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-53596152879077360002016-06-03T08:56:37.263-05:002016-06-03T08:56:37.263-05:00I'm sure McArdle would say that Soros has just...I'm sure McArdle would say that Soros has just as much right to secretly support lawsuits as Thiel, and then tell everyone why it wasn't the same thing at all.<br /><br />She did mention Soros to me once.<br /><br />I'm curious, Susan: who's paying you to troll my blog? Could it be . . . SOROS??? Surely you wouldn't waste all this time to so little effect unless someone was paying you, would you?<br /> 43 people liked this. Like Reply<br /><br /><br /> susanoftexas1 day agoin reply to McMegan<br /> Like you, I donate my time. <br /> 11 people liked this.<br /><br />She knows there's nothing I can do or say that will affect her career or counteract her malicious damage. She always has the last laugh.<br /><br />"Demirep" is very good.<br /><br />Susan of Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00076915322771385454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-4855495876357403602016-06-03T07:05:51.866-05:002016-06-03T07:05:51.866-05:00McMegan: "Near v. Minnesota? What's that...McMegan: "Near v. Minnesota? What's that?"redoubtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-39404900825754647982016-06-02T22:50:26.356-05:002016-06-02T22:50:26.356-05:00To summarize: Gawker has the right of this issue ...To summarize: Gawker has the right of this issue because it can follow Hogan anywhere and write anything about him, howsoever private.<br /><br />Which is a different McMegan from <b>way back in oct 2015</b> where she <a href="http://www.newsmax.com/Finance/MeganMcArdle/facebook-web-internet-privacy/2015/10/07/id/695028/" rel="nofollow"> said thusly:</a><br /><i>Of course people should be able to hide data about what sites they use<br /> </i> <br /><br />I guess she was for privacy before she was against it.cynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988314910210445114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-49963506969341990252016-06-02T21:44:21.008-05:002016-06-02T21:44:21.008-05:00If it had been Soros rather than Thiel, I suspect ...If it had been Soros rather than Thiel, I suspect the line of argument would be different. Without the libertarian-industrial complex she wouldn't be able to buy overpriced kitchen appliances.Skinny Little Boy from Cleveland, Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360441752575669061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-7688431666335694222016-06-02T09:49:40.698-05:002016-06-02T09:49:40.698-05:00I'm gonna leave this right here....
http://ww...I'm gonna leave this right here....<br /><br />http://www.motherjones.com/media/2015/10/mother-jones-vandersloot-melaleuca-lawsuitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-5248930643133498462016-06-01T23:00:08.381-05:002016-06-01T23:00:08.381-05:00Let us return to Megan McArdle's defense of he...<i>Let us return to Megan McArdle's defense of her honor, a difficult endeavor since she has none...</i><br /><br />The word you seek is demirep.<br /><br />Rgds,<br /><br />Tengrain Tengrainhttp://mockpaperscissors.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2222630007427380394.post-51735008864591720792016-06-01T22:58:15.275-05:002016-06-01T22:58:15.275-05:00"So while Hogan may indeed have the legal rig..."So while Hogan may indeed have the legal right of things, I don’t agree with any law that gives him this power."<br /><br />Shorter Megan: You hear that, Law? Megan disagrees. But not in this case, or any other case that involves billionaire libertarian plaintiffs. But yeah, free press and all that jazz.fledermausnoreply@blogger.com